A little behind... My genealogical research shows that Cornelius Bunyan Sikes married Arminta Melissa Williams on August 23, 1866 in Union County. This couple were my great-grandparents. The only additional information I have on my great-grandmother Arminta Melissa Williams is that she was born in South Carolina in 1848. I assume she is buried in Union County near her husband. I am really happy to have made contact with those of you who are researching the Williams line. I started this quest just a couple of years ago, and so far have concentrated on the male Sikes line. I will follow your posts with interest, and will contact my cousins among you by private email! Best, Tim Watson

My name is Doug, Monroe, NC Tom Lee was my very good friend and I know his family very well. I will be glad to pass along any information to his wife and/or children and have them get in touch with you. Send me your name & address and I will be glad to make the contact for you.

Is there anyone on this list that is familiar with Tom Lee's family? He was a mortician in Monroe, and died in the last year or so. His father was raised by my great-grandmother and great-grandfather, after his parents died. I will appreciate any help. I've spent some of my happiest days in Union County, NC near Marshville.......anyone living there is lucky. E. Anne Horton (granddaughter of Fred and Elizabeth Horton)

I checked again the printed marriage book that lists the two Malissa Williams - one marrying a Fincher and one a Sikes. As I told you in an earlier e-mail, the name of the female according to the marriage license is Matilda Williams, daughter of Enoch Williams that married Elisha Fincher. I hope that you were able to read the attachment ont he previous e-mail. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Jeffers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 5:29 AM Subject: [NCUNION] Arminta Melissa Williams > Hello Barbara, > I'm glad we are both searching for the same Williams bunch, descended > from the original line of Joseph Williams, Jr. and his wife Martha Parrot. > There are so many of them that it is always fun to datangle the vines from > these inter-related families. And since I live in Arkansas, so far from > Union Co., I always find it stimulating to hear from someone in the vicinity > who has access to better resources than I have here. Gerald Helms sent me a > more precise reference today to the Sikes/Williams group in which it shows > that Cornelius Bunyan Sikes 1840-1921 married Arminta Melissa Williams b. > 1833. Would this be the same daughter of Enoch Williams I we are talking > about? Their children he listed were F. M. Sikes b. 1867 who married F. E. > Stitt b. 1867; Mary Sikes b. 1868; and Timothy Sikes b. 1870. He didn't > include any more descendants from this line. The original information I > used was the booklet Judith Jo Wakeman (1988) produced from her research, > "The Williams Family of Union Co., NC" and the booklet written by Esther > Williams Berlin in 1978 entitled "History of the Long and Williams Families" > published by Oakview Printing Co., High Point, NC. My database also shows > another Malissa Williams, birthdate between 1834-1837, the daughter of > Calvery Williams and Malinda Eubanks. But I have no additional information > about her. This information came from p. 235 of "Herring Highlights III" by > James Maurice Grimwood of Houston, Texas, 1998. > Please let me know your thoughts about these two "Malissa Williams". I > also welcome the information from any others who could help us solve this > puzzle. Also, I welcome the additional information added to my > Williams/Helms database. There are a lot of those people out there who I > don't have properly pegged yet. As always, I welcome the corrections on any > data I've made mistakes on. > Regards, > Charlotte Williams Jeffers > Arkadelphia, AR > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >

Hello Barbara, I'm glad we are both searching for the same Williams bunch, descended from the original line of Joseph Williams, Jr. and his wife Martha Parrot. There are so many of them that it is always fun to datangle the vines from these inter-related families. And since I live in Arkansas, so far from Union Co., I always find it stimulating to hear from someone in the vicinity who has access to better resources than I have here. Gerald Helms sent me a more precise reference today to the Sikes/Williams group in which it shows that Cornelius Bunyan Sikes 1840-1921 married Arminta Melissa Williams b. 1833. Would this be the same daughter of Enoch Williams I we are talking about? Their children he listed were F. M. Sikes b. 1867 who married F. E. Stitt b. 1867; Mary Sikes b. 1868; and Timothy Sikes b. 1870. He didn't include any more descendants from this line. The original information I used was the booklet Judith Jo Wakeman (1988) produced from her research, "The Williams Family of Union Co., NC" and the booklet written by Esther Williams Berlin in 1978 entitled "History of the Long and Williams Families" published by Oakview Printing Co., High Point, NC. My database also shows another Malissa Williams, birthdate between 1834-1837, the daughter of Calvery Williams and Malinda Eubanks. But I have no additional information about her. This information came from p. 235 of "Herring Highlights III" by James Maurice Grimwood of Houston, Texas, 1998. Please let me know your thoughts about these two "Malissa Williams". I also welcome the information from any others who could help us solve this puzzle. Also, I welcome the additional information added to my Williams/Helms database. There are a lot of those people out there who I don't have properly pegged yet. As always, I welcome the corrections on any data I've made mistakes on. Regards, Charlotte Williams Jeffers Arkadelphia, AR ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

I am not disputing the information given here but have just a couple of "points of question". I, too, research the Enoch Williams' family. I have Malissa Williams - 40 d/o (Enoch and Leah) to Elisha Fincher 65 s/o (Jno & ___) August 7, 1873. Yes, there is a Malissa Williams married to Cornelias B. Sikes August 23, 1866 by E. C. Williams. Both of these excerpts are from Union County Marriages - 1843-1899 by Frances R. Small. In the 1870 census there is Joshua Sikes 66, Frances 65, Cornelias 27 (Carpenter) Malissa 20, Mary 2, Timothy 4/12. If this is the same family, this Malissa would have been born abt.1850. The Malissa Williams that is listed in the book as daughter of Enoch and Leah and marrying a Fincher would have been born abt. 1833 and could not be the same one, right? I will admit that I cannot quickly find Malissa Williams, daughter of Enoch and Leah, in the 1870 census unless she had another name. She certainly wasn't listed with Enoch. These references are taken from the printed version of the 1870 census compiled by Mrs. Arnold Simpson. Cornelius Sikes is listed with Joshua in the 1850 census and is reported to be 20 years of age. [I wish I could age only 7 in 10 years.] Oh, well, just something to give you and me to think about. Any comments and theories welcomed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Jeffers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: [NCUNION] Re: NCUNION-D Digest V00 #76 > I am replying to Tim Watson's e-mail from #76. I have Cornelias Sikes being > married on August 23, 1866, in Union Co., NC, to Malissa Williams b. 1833. > Malissa Williams was the daughter of Enoch Williams I (1801-aft. 1876) and > Molly Leah Helms b. 1805. Enoch Williams I was the son of Henry Williams > and Nancy Herring Williams, my ggg-grandparents. I am another Arkansan > interested in the lines from Union Co., NC. > > Charlotte Williams Jeffers > Arkadelphia, AR > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >

I am replying to Tim Watson's e-mail from #76. I have Cornelias Sikes being married on August 23, 1866, in Union Co., NC, to Malissa Williams b. 1833. Malissa Williams was the daughter of Enoch Williams I (1801-aft. 1876) and Molly Leah Helms b. 1805. Enoch Williams I was the son of Henry Williams and Nancy Herring Williams, my ggg-grandparents. I am another Arkansan interested in the lines from Union Co., NC. Charlotte Williams Jeffers Arkadelphia, AR ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Please forgive the length of this query, but I'm trying to fill in some blanks in my family history and connect some odds and ends. I would appreciate any information on anything related to the following: My mother's grandmother was Sarah Frances Rowell Simpson born 08-12-1880 and died 12-01-1922. Sarah was the daughter of J. Ervin Rowell, born 11-11-1852 and died 09-27-1920. Sarah's mother was Sarah Ann Ogburn who was born 03-20-1850 and died 05-31-1889. I understand that J. Ervin Rowell was a teacher in Unionville in Union County Sarah Frances Rowell married to Reece Johnson Simpson born 04-28-1878 and died ??-??-1949, Reece was the son of John C. Simpson and Martha Clontz (daughter of John Clontz and Mary Clen Weddington). John C. Simpson was the son of James B. and Rhoda Williams Simpson. He married Martha Clontz. I have no dates for their births or deaths. I do not know where they are buried. I have a listing of their children, but will not list due to length. James B. Simpson was the son of James and Hannah Weddington Simpson. I have no dates for either, nor do I know their place of burial. James Simpson was the son of William Simpson and Martha Orr Simpson. William and Martha were born and married in Ireland. James was also born in Ireland. They came into America in Charleston and moved to what was then Mecklenburg County just NE of Indian Trail. William was a Revolutionary War soldier in the battle where General Gates of England was defeated. Sarah Frances and Reece Johnson Simpson are buried in Price Cemetery in Union County, NC. Is there a listing of those buried there and the dates of births and deaths on the tombstones? My mother's aunt mentioned a Simpson grave yard close to William's former land near the head waters of Four Mile and North Crooked Creek. (William supposedly lived there until 1785) He then sold out that land and bought land down Crooked Creek just below the confluence of South and North Crooked Creeks. This last location is supposedly the location of the Simpson grave yard included in the area of William G. Long's plantation. Where is this graveyard? Have any of you on this list been there or do you have any documentation regarding this? Thank you for any assistance. Joyce Honeycutt Holman Tchrjoyce @aol.com

Hello, everyone! I am new to the list, and following Randy's invitation, I'll tell you all a little about me and my interest in Union County genealogy. I am Tim Watson, a 56-year-old lawyer living and practicing law in Newport, Arkansas, where I was born and have lived all my life except for undergraduate school at Washington & Lee University and law school at the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville. Newport is a small (approx. 7500) town in East Arkansas, in the Delta area, heavily agricultural (cotton, rice, and soybeans). I am descended from a long line of Sikes, who lived in Union County, North Carolina, from around 1760 till the present day, I think. I have been to Monroe several times researching these people, and have found much information. I am interested in any information pertaining to the Sikes family, but also to the maternal branches of my grandfather, Timothy Alexander Sikes, and so on, back through four more generations of Sikes males, all of whom lived and are buried in Union County. Might as well explain this at the outset... my father was John Harry Sikes, born in Siler City, NC, in 1905, the son of Timothy Sikes, who was born in Union County. John Sikes and my mother, who lived in Newport, were married here in 1942, and I was born in April, 1944. My mother divorced my father before I was year old, and John Sikes left Arkansas to return to North Carolina. I never met him. My mother had my name legally changed from Timothy Watson Sikes to Timothy Fagan Watson when I was six years old. My mother died in Newport in 1995, and I have been on a quest to discover my father's family since that time. I have learned much, and have received a massive amount of information from a genealogical service I retained, but I am still interested in further discovering my paternal heritage, so much of which seems centered in Union County. My paternal lineage goes as follows: father, John Harry Sikes, who was born in Siler City because his father was a minister who moved around, apparently; grandfather, Timothy Alexander Sikes, born in Union County, as were the following three ancestors: ggrandfather, Cornelius Bunyan Sikes; gggrandfather, Joshua Sikes, Jr. (really, Joshua III, but for some strange reason he didn't refer to himself that way); Joshua Sikes, Sr. (really, the II or Jr., but see immediately preceding entry); and Joshua Sikes I, who was born in Virginia around 1740 and moved to NC in the 1750's. I'd love to communicate with anyone interested in this line, and I will post other names of my Union County forebears, for anyone interested. This email has become rather long, so I'll stop. Hope to see responses. Tim Watson

Mike, I don't know where you are located, but you shouldn't have to go all the way to DC. The Charleston Co library has all the muster roll films for SC. I know that they are also in the SC Archives in Columbia and probably at other major libraries in SC. chp

Mike, All of your info re his Civil War Regiments may be correct. Soldiers frequently switched or were switched. Some enlistments were very short, and soldiers may then re-enlist in another company or regiment. I think you can count on the fact that an A J Taylor died in Charleston, although as you state there may have been 2 men with the same name. My source is "Broken Fortunes" by by Randolph W Kirkland, Jr, published by the SC Historical Society. He lists his own sources for every record. This book is the most recent compendium of SC Civil War dead. I purchased the book because my own GGGgrandfather, Pleasant P Pigg of Chesterfield Co, was KIA at the Crater near Petersburg, VA. I am a researcher with the National Park Service and the Historic Charleston Foundation. Have you looked at the microfilms of the Muster Rolls? Those show show all of the data you are looking for. Let me know if I can do anything else to help. chp

Thanks so much. I appreciate all the help you have given me. Looking at the muster rolls is my next step, just as soon as I can get the time off to go to the SC Dept. of History and Archives. Again thank you, and I get stumped I know who to ask. Mike

LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN! I recently purchased a series of Union Co. NC census transcripts. I found two Sarah J. GRIFFINs listed that could possibly be yours, only one with a family. THE FIRST ONE IS: 1850 dwelling 975 GRIFFIN, Thomas 44 Mary 36 Ashley 15 Martha 17 Amos D. 12 John S. 8 James C. 4 Sarah J. 2 1860 Div I dwelling 396 GRIFFIN, Thomas J. 53 Mary 46 Ashley 22 Amos B. 21 John S. 17 James K./R. 16 Sarah J. 15 Emaline 11 George C. 5 1870 New Salem Twp. dwelling 221 GRIFFIN, Thomas J. 62 Mary 54 Emaline 18 George C. 16 THE SECOND ONE IS: 1860 Div I dwelling 743 MARSH, John S. 30 Drucilla 29 GRIFFIN, Sarah J. 16 BENNET, John B. 12 Elizabeth 5 I do not have access to the original census only someone else's published transcripts. I hope this helps. Jim Griffin

I recently purchased a series of Union Co. NC census transcripts. I found two Sarah J. GRIFFINs listed that could possibly be yours, only one with a family. 1850 dwelling 975 1860 Div I dwelling 396 1870 New Salem Twp. dwelling 221 GRIFFIN, Thomas 44 Thomas J. 53 Thomas J. 62 Mary 36 Mary 46 Mary 54 Ashley 15 Ashley 22 Martha 17 Amos D. 12 Amos B. 21 John S. 8 John S. 17 James C. 4 James K./R. 16 Sarah J. 2 Sarah J. 15 Emaline 11 Emaline 18 George C. 5 George C. 16 1860 Div I dwelling 743 MARSH, John S. 30 Drucilla 29 GRIFFIN, Sarah J. 16 BENNET, John B. 12 Elizabeth 5 I do not have access to the original census. These transcripts were compiled over a number of years. I hope this helps. Jim Griffin -----Original Message----- From: Bill Toft <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:54 PM Subject: [GRIFFIN] Sarah J. Griffin >Posted on: Griffin Queries >Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Griffin?read=303 > >Surname: Griffin, Threadgill >------------------------- > >Looking for ancestors of Sarah J. Griffin, b. 1845 in NC. Married in Union >Co., NC to William R. J. P. Threadgill on 23 Apr 1866. They ended up in >Marengo Co., AL by 1880. > > >==== GRIFFIN Mailing List ==== >We have new subscribers every day, some days 3 or more! >Remember to remind the new people, who, when and where >you are searching. > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

Okay, Mike. He is in my book. Pvt A J Taylor, G Co, SCVABn, died 28 Oct 1863 at Charleston, buried at Magnolia Cemetery. SCVIBn is defined as the First SC Infantry Battalion, aka the Charleston Bn. Magnolia is a beautiful cemetery. My mother is there. chp > Well, I posted a query to Genforum, they have a forum devoted to the >Civil War, and I received an answer. Company G, 3rd (Palmetto) Battalion, >South Carolina Light Artillery. What a relief. If any of you have any >historical information on this unit, I would love to know about it, or on A. >J. Taylor, born 1824-28 Oct 1863. Thanks for all your help. >Mike

I found a site, http://www.researchonline.net/sccw/rosters/1sthagd2.htm, it listed this info under company D, SC 1st(Hagwood's) infantry regiment after the reorganization. Clearly this conflicts with the death date of 28 Oct 1863, that his obit. states. Taylor, Andrew J. - enlisted at Lancaster, April 28, 1862; captured by the enemy, January 22, 1862; reported on muster rolls of June 30, August 31, October 31, and December 31, 1864, and February 28, 1865, as still a prisoner. Logically, I know this could be a different person. Mike

Hello, Thanks Cynthia for your help. I went to the library today, and I found some very interesting things. Among them were an A.J. Taylor listed as having died in Charleston, SC 28 Oct 1863; however, he is listed under three different companies. Now I am confused, let me tell you what I found and maybe someone can tell me how to narrow it down. In the "SC Troops, Confederate States Service, Roll of the Dead" published by The SC Dept. of History and Archives Taylor, A.J. Pvt. C. G PBLA 28 Oct 1863 Charleston This matches his obituary and an article from the SC Magazine of Ancestral Research In the book, "Confederate Records", he is listed as a member of the Waxhaw guards, C. D, 1 (Hagwood's) SC Infantry I do not think this is right, it lists him as being a prisoner of war, and as being only slightly wounded from a battle that took place only a few days before they said he died, also 28 Oct 1863; however, in another book, I do not remember the title, it lists A.J. Taylor, Waxhaw Guards, as a prisoner of war still in 1865. Then of course there is the info I received this evening; Pvt. A.J. Taylor C. G, SCVABn, died 28 Oct 1863 at Charleston, 1st SC Infantry Battalion or Charleston Battalion, once again the same death date, but a different unit. There is one thing I know A.J. Taylor, he definetly died 28 Oct 1863, but how can I make sure which one is correct? So far, the first and third entry agree, he died in Charleston, what do you think my next course of action should be? On a positive note, the information I was given in an earlier e-mail from Mr. G. Helms, has helped me to link my gg grandfather, to my ggg grandfather and to my gggg grandfather, with the aid of the census. My gggg grandfather being the above A.J. Taylor. THANKS For ALL your help, it is so appreciated. Mike Taylor PS I was also told (in response to a query placed on the Genforum Web Site) that NARA has a listing for an A.J. Taylor being in the 8th SC Reserves.

Mike, I got your message. Thanks for persevering. The BellSouth server has been misbehaving for the past couple of days and finally crashed last night. Hopefully all is well now. Will talk to the Ft Sumter historian tomorrow. chp ---------- >Hi, > I am trying to get this message to [email protected] Every time I try >to reply to your e-mail, it is returned to me with an error message. It >says, the following address has permanent fatal errors <[email protected]>

Hello, Well, I posted a query to Genforum, they have a forum devoted to the Civil War, and I received an answer. Company G, 3rd (Palmetto) Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery. What a relief. If any of you have any historical information on this unit, I would love to know about it, or on A. J. Taylor, born 1824-28 Oct 1863. Thanks for all your help. Mike

Hi, I am trying to get this message to [email protected] Every time I try to reply to your e-mail, it is returned to me with an error message. It says, the following address has permanent fatal errors <[email protected]> I hope you receive this message, it is in response to your e-mail to me. I appreciate your offer to help me. His name was A.J. Taylor, Andrew Jackson Taylor, it says in his obit. he died 28 Oct 1863 in a Charleston hospital. There is a book at our local library called Confederate Records, it lists various things such as meeting minutes, pension applicants, etc... On page titled, Soldiers from Lancaster District Who Did Not Enlist in Lancaster Companies, Andrew J. Taylor is listed as being a member of the Waxhaw Guards, and in a 1989 copy of South Carolina Ancestral Research, it lists him as being in Company G, P.B.L.A. If you can help I would greatly appreciate it, thanks again. Mike